Principal's KidBiz Winter Contest

Congratulations to the following students for completing 20 or more KidBiz articles at 88% or higher on their first try during the winter break:
Grade 2: Alexander Armenti, Justin Jakahi, & Kendall Scott
Grade 3: Phillip Amona, Cole Caberto, Landon Carter, Kaili Delos Santos, Thomas Kanemaru,
& Jeffrey Lee,
Grade 4: Cole Dudley, Emily Poirier, Lindsey Scott, Kaili St. Germain, Leia Takaesu,
Nicole Weber, Chaeley Winkler, & Bryce Yonemori
Grade 5: Toria Agbayani, Jarren Carter, Anissa Guillermo, Chloey Ishii, Nahakuelua Kekauoha,
Marisa Matsuo, Kyre Singletary, Lena Stevens, Hayley Strapple-Kim,
Chaleia Tamashiro, Reyn Tao, Meghan Usam, Chad Uyejo, & Cade Yamamoto

They will have lunch with me on January 26, 2010.

Mrs. Petersen

It's Book Time with Ronald McDonald

Kindergarten classes enjoyed an assembly with Ronald McDonald. This fun-filled educational performance engaged students with a creative mix of music, magic, student-teacher interaction and games, all intended to reinforce the idea that reading is fun and books are an important part of each day.

FIRST LEGO® League (FLL)

Congratulations for a successful season! Our two Robotics teams, Maukabots and Robotechs, represented Mililani Mauka Elementary School well this year. The District Qualifier was held in November at Moanalua High School, while the State Robotics Championship was held in December at the NBC Arena. The purpose of FLL is to stimulate students’ thinking through problem based research and a robotics competition, and to create a passion for math, science, and technology. The theme for this year was “Smart Move,” and the key to the challenge was accessing people, places, goods and services in the safest, most efficient way possible.

The students on the Maukabots team were: Ryne Aniya, Lauren Fujii, Joshua Kamisugi, Joshua Kida, Jonathan Lee, Tyler Niiyama, Akoni Pasoquen-Castillo, Chad Uyejo, Matthew Watanabe, and Sue Yee Yiu. The students on the Robotechs team were: Nicholas Alvarado, Tyler Inafuku, Stanton Lee, Marisa Matsuo, Sean McDonnell, Caden Morishige, Noah Rodrigues, Justice Rosario, Jena Uyeda, and Collin Walters. Alternate members were: Megan Lauw, Chaeley Winkler, and Bryce Yonemori. The theme for next year is “Biomedical Engineering."

Kid Biz Winner!

Congratulations to Ms. Craig’s Class, from Mililani Mauka Elementary School, for winning the Hawaii High Achievers Contest in the Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area for Kid Biz 3000!

Ms. Craig, along with the student in her class who completed the most activities, will be honored at the upcoming Hawaii Literacy Conference!

Home Energy Challenge - New Year's Resolution Winner

All HECO Home Energy Challenge students who made a New Year's energy conservation resolution were eligible to win a classroom visit by Mad Science of Hawaii, madcap "scientists" who perform a unique and engaging science-enrichment show designed to excite kids about learning.

Congratulations to Kamryn Sasaki, who was selected as one of three winners across the state. Way to go!